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- DictionaryBat mitz·vah/ˌbat ˈmitsvə/
noun
- 1. a religious initiation ceremony for a Jewish girl aged twelve years and one day, regarded as the age of religious maturity.
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- Bar and bat mitzvah
Jewish coming-of-age rituals
A bar mitzvah (masc.) or bat mitzvah (fem.) is a coming-of-age ritual in Judaism. According to Jewish law, before children reach a certain age, the parents are responsible for their child's actions. Once Jewish children reach that age, they are said to "become" b'nai mitzvah, at which point they begin to be held accountable for their own actions. Traditionally, the father of a bar or bat mitzvah o... Wikipedia
